Measured lives: the rise of assessment as the engine of change in English schools

The year 2000 marks the end of compulsory education for the first cohort of students to experience the National Curriculum throughout their school careers. This article describes their experience of assessment and compares it with the testing regime that those children who start school in 2000 are likely to experience. Changes in policy from the early Task Group on Assessment and Testing proposals are analysed, especially the increasing priority given to the use of assessment for monitoring and evaluating the performance of teachers, schools and local education authorities. This shift is interpreted in terms of underlying assumptions about effective strategies for change. While Conservative and Labour governments have pursued somewhat different goals, they have used a similar change strategy. This explains why the general thrust of policy has continued in a broadly similar direction - towards ever more testing in schools and the use of results as performance indicators. It is argued, however, that this strategy cannot be pursued indefinitely. After a point, further improvements will only be made if teachers are helped to work ‘smarter’, not just harder. Policy-makers need, therefore, to look again at the contribution that formative assessment - or assessment for learning as part of pedagogy - can make to lifelong learning, in a more coherent, balanced and ‘educational’ system.     

Universities and government‐sponsored contract research: an Australian case study

Based on interviews, this article provides a case study of the experiences of academic staff at one Australian regional university in undertaking contract research projects sponsored by government departments and agencies. Academics from a surprisingly diverse range of disciplines are attracted to government‐sponsored research for a variety of reasons but particularly important is the financial support provided for research projects and postgraduate research students. Projects vary in scale, amounts of funding involved and purposes, with research activities covering a wide range of different activities including collection and analysis of data, provision of documentation on good practice, design of implementation strategies, evaluations, organisational reviews and policy recommendations. Overall, respondents are highly positive about their experiences, despite problems such as delays in payment of funds, inappropriately restricted timelines, frequent changes in senior agency personnel, unrealistic expectations, and restrictions in the use of data and publication of results. While many academics from different disciplines provide policy recommendations and carry out evaluative studies, few are well informed about the extent to which their work is actually utilised.     

幼儿园课题研究与日常教育教学工作融合的实践与思考

文章针对教师在课题研究过程中存在的普遍问题,提出了课题研究过程应贯穿于日常教育教学的始终,课题研究成果应回归于日常教育教学过程等观点及其策略,旨在使课题研究与教育教学相辅相承,同生共进,实现过程性的融合、动态化的推进,让课题研究和教育教学共同成为有效促进幼儿发展和教师专业成长的支点。     

基于WEB的高职数学立体化教学资源平台的建设

数学教学方式因受到传统教学模式的约束和传统教学思想的局限,在高职数学教学方面表现为教学方式片面化,教学资源单一化,教学行为仅限于课堂上的理论教学.尝试建立一种基WEB技术的立体化教学资源平台,利用该平台在教学过程中的应用推广,实现高职数学教学模式的变革,达到改进教学方法和提高教学效果的目的.     

谈基于校企合作科研项目的课程开发——以高职车辆安全监控及管理技术课程为例

根据当今交通行业车辆安全监控技术的需求，开发了车辆安全监控及管理技术课程。课程的资源来源于校企合作的项目，课程及实训的内容均以危险品运输作为载体，具体内容根据项目中的模块进行设置，课程的考核重点放在过程考核中，切实提高学生的动手能力和解决问题的能力。     

关于《思想道德修养与法律基础》(2015年修订版)教材的深度解读及理性思考

教材《思想道德修养与法律基础》(2015年修订版)相比以往版本,在内容上再次发生大的变化,主要体现在章节结构、主要内容、思想观点、言语表述及逻辑主线等诸多方面。正是这些内容上的变化使得新版教材逻辑主线清晰,章节分配合理,内容贴近实际,具有较强的时代感和鲜活感。要想使新版教材发挥应有作用,日臻完善,还迫切需要教育者、编写者、大学生注意以下几点:首先,教育者要注意专题教学方法的运用;其次,教材编写者要注意个别词语的再斟酌;最后,当代大学生要注意教材"学习思考"和"阅读文献"部分。     

论优化文献资源建设的新路向

献资源建设的质量及其管理、利用水平是一个国家图书馆事业存在、发展的基础和形成核心竞争力的内核。探讨从确立一组新的观念、制定一个新的指导方针和落实若干战略措施，来优化网络环境下的献资源建设工作。     

中山大学珠海校区图书馆读者调查报告

文章通过对中山大学珠海校区图书馆文、理、医的读者的横向比较和02级、01级的读者的纵向比较，反映不同类型读者对图书馆使用情况的特点、使用能力，对图书馆馆藏建设、服务与管理的评价和满意程度，为图书馆的服务与管理的改进提供依据。最后探讨在异地办学中，新校区图书馆建设的有关问题。     

试论现代图书馆管理中的科学方法

从“以效率为中心的管理方法”、“以人为中心的管理方法”、“管理方格法”和“权变方法”等角度，强调现代图书馆管理须从科学的管理方法入手，促进管理水平的提高。     

档案文化传播渠道比较研究

本文通过对五种档案文化传播渠道的社会功能、传播特点及受众情况等方面的比较分析．提出拓展档案文化传播渠道，共同营造一个档案文化传播的良好环境．在社会大文化建设中提升档案文化的价值。